Goethe-InstitutAustralien

Berlinale-Blogger 2017Vanilla's thirst for violence

Improvised scenes and fast cutting with brief interludes of electronic music: „Tiger Girl“ by Jakob Lass is an alter-ego film à la „Fight Club“. Berlin's answer to „Kill Bill“ with a strong identity of its own.

The film centres on the friendship between two women – the wild Tiger, parking attendant and master thief, and sweet-natured Margarete, who has begun training as a security guard.

The taxi that is set to take Margarete and her potential lover home speeds off without him. At the wheel: Tiger.
In a beautifully edited fight, Tiger sets upon four aggressors who are sexually harassing Margarete in the subway.
When the men gain the upper hand, their baseball bat rolls before Margarete's feet. She strikes. Vanilla the Killer is born.
Ecstatic, the two women celebrate their victory over their assailants.